Escape to East Africa

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Escape to East Africa

A U.K. millionaire antiques dealer has decided to chuck it all for the good life in East Africa. While on vacation in Kenya, Graham Pendrill, 57, gave a lift to some Masai tribespeople during a thunderstorm, and then accepted an invitation to stay in their village. After forging a special bond with the villagers, Pendrill was inducted as an elder in a ceremony in which he drank bull's urine, was presented with Masai clothes and was honored with the tribal name Siparo, meaning "brave one." Back in England, Pendrill now sports his thigh-length red tribal robe on an everyday basis, and plans to sell his 12-bedroom house and join his new friends in Kenya. "People can call me eccentric if they want to. It doesn't bother me in the least," said Pendrill.– Jenny McKeel